Christmas Morning

Christmas morning I woke up at about 6 AM...Jonas woke up at 7:45. Who do you think was more excited? He did perk up pretty fast!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve we headed to Wheatfield to Uncle Tom's house for a get together. Jonas looked very handsome in his Christmas outfit! He had a lot of fun playing with his cousin Ben, and he also got to see his cousin Katie, Uncle Jim, and Aunt Mary Jean from Florida! His highlights were the singing Santa, cookies, and playing hide-and-go-seek with Ben.

One of Jonas' favorite holiday things is his Christmas Mickey Mouse!

Jonas, Bethany, and Rebekah gave Great Grandma a calendar filled with cute pictures for 2009.

Snow Day!

Today was a snow day! I took the kids outside to enjoy the snow. They learned how to make snow angels, played in the boat sandbox, and even filled Jonas' dump truck with snow. After we were tired and freezing, we headed inside for some "warm" chocolate.

Christmas in Clarence

Jonas loved all the decorations at Christmas in Clarence! But, of course, his favorite part was the train ride. It's hard to beat that!

Being Goofy with Papa

Look at the silly things Papa has Jonas do! My favorite is the socks!

Christmas Cookie Cut-outs

Jonas helped decorate Christmas cookies tonight. He wanted to do everything himself, which ended up in some very interesting cookies!

Roast Beef Dinner

Last night we went to Trinity's roast beef dinner and auction. Jonas got to see Santa again, and he had a great time playing with Grace and Hope! He put his arms out right away for "Claus", as he calls him, to pick him up. He also ate so much junk food he threw up...all in all a pretty interesting night.

Cookies

Jonas is quickly becoming a cookie making pro!

The Master

Jonas thinks he's so cool drinking with no hands!

Zoned Out!

One of Jonas' favorite shows is the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. This is how he looks when it is on!

Christmas Train

Jonas really loves the train under the tree!

Fun in the snow...or not

Lisa and I wanted to take the kids out in the snow yesterday before it all melted today, so we bundled them up in their snowsuits and headed for Grandma and Papa's house. Unfortunately, Jonas and Rebekah both fell asleep on the car ride over, and Bethany got bored playing by herself after about 10 minutes. What a bust!

Santa!

Santa came to visit Jonas last night! It only took him a couple minutes to warm up to him, then he sat on his lap, read a story, and gave him 2 hugs goodbye! He even heard Santa's sleigh bells outside after he left. Now he's really excited for Christmas!

Trimming the Tree

We decorated the Christmas tree last night. Jonas was a little too impatient to actually hang the ornaments, but he tried!

Honey, Honey

Jonas loves the song "Honey, Honey" from Mama Mia, so Grandma downloaded it as her ringtone on her cell phone. Jonas loves it!

New Hideout!

Jonas and Bethany decided that Aunt Lisa's closet is a great place to hide!

Christmas Decorating!

We started decorating for Christmas yesterday, and Jonas' favorite part was the Christmas refrigerator magnets! He was so proud of himself!

Shopping Day!

I shopped all day on Black Friday, and Jonas shopped with me! Target was the last store...and this is how Jonas looked by the end of it!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Jonas had a very busy Thanksgiving! He spent the night at Daddy's house and went to the Herdlein dinner, and then headed over to Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary's for a second dinner! He picked at the dinner, but he found room for dessert! We had a wonderful night with friends and family.

We Love Papa!